Planet Irish Gaming

Our Events timetable is up as is our Anime Screening timetable. RPG blurbs to come later. http://brocon.skynet.ie/

Cassidy's has closed down. We all wish Barry, Paddy and the rest of the lads all the best in the future.

The IGA Games night has been moved to the Plough on Lower Abbey Street as of this Thursday (across from the Abbey Theatre ). (We don't have space to run games this week, but the following week we will have our own function room).

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If you could pass this around that would be great. Thanks!

Hi all,

We’ve some more big news to announce as BroCon 2010 nears.

- First of all Wargaming.
We’re running a Warhammer Fantasy tournament on Saturday 17th and a Warhammer 40k tournament on Sunday 18th. The entry fee is €5 per tournament.

If you wish to guarantee a place in either or both tournaments please email ulbrocon@gmail.com and include your Name and any Student ID number you may have.

Our door staff will have these details on the mornings of the tournaments and will have game passes organised for you.

The rulespacks for the tournaments are on our forum -> http://brocon.skynet.ie/forum/topic/whfb-wh40k-brocon-rulespacks


- Our first Special Guest is confirmed!

Francesca Dani, who is one of the world’s most talented and famous professional cosplayers, has kindly agreed to be one of our special guests at Brocon 2010.

Francesca has appeared at many of the world’s top conventions and has a top class portfolio of media and modelling work. You can see more info about Francesca on her website http://www.francescadani.com

- We’ll be announcing more surprise guests, competitions and events soon so keep an eye on our site brocon.skynet.ie

Pre-registration for Q-Con XVII is now open!

Q-Con is the annual Gaming Convention hosted by Dragonslayers, the Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) Gaming and Anime Society. This year sees Q-Con enter its

seventeenth year and we will be taking over the entire QUB Students’ Union for a weekend of gaming and anime fun, from the 25th-27th June 2010!

Q-Con will feature a wide selection of games and events over the convention weekend, with Role-Playing Games, Board Games, LARPs, War Games, Collectable Card

Games, Console Games, PC LAN, Anime Screenings, Cosplay, Special Events, Special Guests and much more!

Big events to watch out for: Rock Band Live on Stage, the Cosplay Ball, and Games Workshop's 'Field of Blood' Warhammer tournaments.


REGISTRATION INFORMATION

This year Q-Con will be accepting electronic payments through the University's event registration system, we also accept a number of other payment options

including cheque and postal order. Full payment details can be found at our website.

For those who pre-register a full weekend ticket for Q-Con will cost just £14/€16.

Accommodation is available for just £19/22 euro per night. Availability is limited, so pre-register early to avoid disappointment.

For registration/accommodation forms, information on all our games and events or if you would like to run games at Q-Con XVII then please visit our website for

full details:

www.q-con.org.uk


Chris McWatters
Publicity & Trade Coordinator

Q-Con XVII, QUB Students' Union, Belfast, 25th-27th June 2010
www.q-con.org.uk | info@q-con.org.uk


Regards,



Chris McWatters

Publicity Coordinator



Q-Con Committee
Q-Con XVII
QUB Students' Union, Belfast, 25th-27th June 2010
www.q-con.org.uk|info@q-con.org.uk

Domincon was on last weekend and there was a very short gap between it and Gaelcon an that seem unfortunately to be the trend for conventions this year.


Warpcon XX, 29 - 31 January 2010
http://www.warpcon.com/

Itzacon, 19-21st Febuary 2010
http://www.itzaconeire.com/
( the site and forums seem to be down atm hosting issues)

That means for those who are paid monthly both cons are in the same pay month.

Leprecon, 12th to 14th of March 2010
http://leprecon.info

Vaticon 16, March 26th - 28th 2010.
http://sites.google.com/site/vaticon/

Again two cons in the same month.

Really don't con directors talk to each other?

The weekend flew in, a whole year work and planning payed off.
The best comment made over the weekend to me was "Can we have 3 more days of that, starting tomorrow".
But all good things come to an end, until next year.

So what was your favourite moment at Gaelcon2009?

Re parking at the convention here is a special rate for con goers of €5 per day.
If you bring your parking ticket to the hotel main reception with your Gaelcon ticket they will apply this rate.

Re gaining entrance to Howl at the moon on Sat/Sun, it is a 21s venue but gamers who are over 18 who have proper ID and can prove they were at the con with their ticket will be allowed in normal management rights reserved.

This year Gaelcon has a new perpetual award, "The Gamer of Steel" award Design by Oisín Creaner, Sculpture by Rúairí Creaner. (c) Creaner Bros. 2009





"It's made of sheet steel, 20mm a side and weighs in at over a pound. It's been cut, welded and scorched like the mind of the gamer who wins it. This trophy, to be awarded every year to the most insanely dedicated gamer at the con is not for lightweights."

If you want to check your directions this evening as you gear up for Gaelcon you can find them here along with most of the information you will need for the weekend.

See you all tomorrow

Re parking at the convention here is a special rate for con goers of €5 per day.
If you bring your parking ticket to the hotel main reception with your Gaelcon ticket they will apply this rate.

Re gaining entrance to Howl at the moon on Sat/Sun, it is a 21s venue but gamers who are over 18 who have proper ID and can prove they were at the con with their ticket will be allowed in normal management rights reserved.

This year Gaelcon has a new perpetual award, "The Gamer of Steel" award Design by Oisín Creaner, Sculpture by Rúairí Creaner. (c) Creaner Bros. 2009




"It's made of sheet steel, 20mm a side and weighs in at over a pound. It's been cut, welded and scorched like the mind of the gamer who wins it. This trophy, to be awarded every year to the most insanely dedicated gamer at the con is not for lightweights."

If you want to check your directions this evening as you gear up for Gaelcon you can find them here along with most of the information you will need for the weekend.

See you all tomorrow

Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I'm gonna be at Gaelcon
with lots to do and I know where to go-o-oh I'm gonna be at Gaelcon
Just get me to the convention put me on a plane
Hurry hurry hurry before I go insane
Quickly Cthulhu is after me and I've lost my dice again
Oh no no no no no

Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I'm gonna be at Gaelcon
with lots to do and I know where to go-o-oh I'm gonna be at Gaelcon
Just put me in a snottling pump wagon, here come the fanatics again
Hurry hurry hurry before I become a bloodstain
I wonder if Felix really knows, what goes on in Gotrex's brain
Oh no no no no no

Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I'm gonna be at Gaelcon
with lots to do and I know where to go-o-oh I'm gonna be at Gaelcon
Just let me roll my d20 and loose my arrow
Hurry hurry hurry Drow coming up from below
Cos Dark Night and pumpkin Jack are after me and you don't want to know
Oh no no no no no

Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba we're gonna be at Gaelcon
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba we're gonna be at Gaelcon
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba we're gonna be at Gaelcon
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba we're gonna be at Gaelcon

Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I'm gonna be at Gaelcon
with lots to do and I know where to go-o-oh I'm gonna be at Gaelcon
Just get me to the convention put me on a plane
Hurry hurry hurry before I go insane
Quickly Cthulhu is after me and I've lost my dice again
Oh no no no no no

Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I'm gonna be at Gaelcon
with lots to do and I know where to go-o-oh I'm gonna be at Gaelcon
Just put me in a snottling pump wagon, here come the fanatics again
Hurry hurry hurry before I become a bloodstain
I wonder if Felix really knows, what goes on in Gotrex's brain
Oh no no no no no

Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I'm gonna be at Gaelcon
with lots to do and I know where to go-o-oh I'm gonna be at Gaelcon
Just let me roll my d20 and loose my arrow
Hurry hurry hurry Drow coming up from below
Cos Dark Night and pumpkin Jack are after me and you don't want to know
Oh no no no no no

Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba we're gonna be at Gaelcon
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba we're gonna be at Gaelcon
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba we're gonna be at Gaelcon
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba we're gonna be at Gaelcon